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It’s been a year since the Swiss voted in a referendum to ban the construction of minarets on mosques. The result, in a country which only had four mosques with minarets and no major problems with Islamic militancy, stunned the establishment. It also shocked the Muslim community—believed to be about 400,000 strong—which had considered itself well-integrated compared to neighbouring France and Germany. On Saturday, mosques around the country opened their doors to visitors in what is becoming an annual event. WRS’s Vincent Landon paid a visit to test the mood.